Jon Dorenbos

GLENDALE, Ariz. — For one night, the Eagles were forced to play against one another. In the second year of the NFL's new Pro Bowl structure, team captains picked from a pool of players. That meant two Eagles were on the team that Michael Irvin captained and four were on the team that Cris Carter captained. It created conflicts of interest such as the one presented to Eagles linebacker Connor Barwin in the first quarter, when he needed to make an open-field tackle on running back Darren Sproles, his Eagles teammate. Center Jason Kelce watched from the sideline and joked that he didn't know which player to root for on the play. "I was just trying to stay high on him...

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